Map of ThakurgaoThe sweeping cold wave has claimed the lives of at least six children in Thakurgaon district over the last one week and affected many more, said acting civil surgeon Shahjahan Newaz.He said some 500 patients, mostly children, were admitted to Sadar hospital with cold-related diseases during the period, reports UNB.A moderate cold wave with mercury dipping at 5-8 degrees Celsius has been sweeping the district for the past seven days, according to the Met office.The number of patients, largely children, has started rising with the fall in mercury, forcing the hospital authorities to form two additional medical teams on Saturday to tackle the situation.Divisional director Amal Chandra Saha said physicians and nurses have been working round the clock to ensure proper treatment of the patients. “Two medical teams will be working till the patients’ growing pressure eases,” he said.Shahjahan said they have only 18 beds in the Child Ward of the hospital where a total of 163 children with different ailments, including diarrhoea, pneumonia and asthma are now being treated.Among the children, 79 have been suffering from diarrhoea while 36 from pneumonia, he added.”We’ve to keep patients on the hospital floors and corridors for lack of beds,” he added.read more

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) has reported 8.72 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 247.40 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 227.55 crore for the same period last fiscal. Total income of the company stood at Rs 1,384.90 crore during the quarter as against Rs 1,117.82 crore last year, ZEE said in a regulatory filing.“ZEE has seen an impressive performance during the second quarter. The improvement in advertisement industry and improved performance of our network has helped us grow ahead of the market,” its Chairman Subhash Chandra said. In a separate filing the company said its board has approved the resignation of Subodh Kumar Executive Vice Chairman from his executive position, with immediate effect. Kumar will, however, continue as a non-executive director on the company’s board. The board approved appointment of Amit Goenka, younger son of Subhash Chandra, as Non-Executive Chairman of the company as the CEO of the international broadcasting business.The company’s board further approved write-off of an investment of GBP 3.25 million (around Rs 33.06 crore) made by Asia Today Ltd, a wholly-owned overseas subsidiary of the company made in 2013 for acquiring minority stake in MirriAD Ltd, UK. “This write-off was on account of continuing losses and consequent capital reduction/restructuring in MirriAD Ltd, UK, the company said.Further, in order to provide clear focus on international broadcasting operations, the board has approved in-principle the re-organisation of the overseas broadcasting operations of all international channels, excluding sports channels, english channels and uplinking activities currently housed under the company’s overseas subsidiaries.read more